Mlambi Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mlambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6961:77,8429,659
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mlambi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mlambi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mlambi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlambi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mlambi is the 428,270th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlambi are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 77,842. In South Africa Mlambi is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 64 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Mlambi Last Name Statistics demography

Mlambi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.16% less than the national average, earning R 135,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlambi924,678/
Mlamboi922/
Mhlambhi865/
Mellambi865/
Mlamba832,919/
Mlombi83464/
Mlambe83347/
Mlembi831/
Mhlambe77418/
Mhlamba7733/
Mmlambe771/
Mhlombi771/
Mlamboa771/
Mliambee7111/
Mlyambee711/
Mellamby711/
Mlambouj711/
Mlomba671,484/
Mlembe67712/
Mlombe67349/
Mlamwa67138/
Mhlembe6211/
Mhlombe623/
Mhlanbe621/
Mellanby57167/
Mlomempi579/
Mlanguhi571/
Millombe571/
Millamuez531/
Millanvois5049/
Mlanwe5034/
Mlomwe5019/
Mlanve501/
Mlomwa501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mlambi
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